INI EDO SLAYS IN DENIM; HEAD TO TOE PERFECTION

The pretty actress stepped out in this gorgeous denim ensemble, the red channel bag gave it the outfit a nice touch.

OAP FREEZE SLAMS JOHN LEGENDS WIFE FOR INDICENT DRESSING

LADY CALLS OUT BOB RISKY FOR BEEN FRAUDULENT

Am sure the Nigerian Male Barbie Doll will have an epic reply to this, watching in 3D

MILEY CYRUS AND DOLLY PARTON TEAM UP ON THE VOICE

Miley Cyrus and “fairy godmother” Dolly Parton appeared together on Tuesday night’s episode of “The Voice” to deliver a stunning rendition of Parton’s hit “Jolene” with the a cappella group Pentatonix.

As soon as the group started, we felt goosebumps. The country singer and the former Disney star took on the first verse while Pentatonix provided a haunting vocal backtrack made up of beautiful harmonies and some beatboxing. From then on, the performance just got better. 

KANYE WEST RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

Kanye West has been discharged out of UCLA Medical Center after more than a week of treatment for his mental breakdown. TMZ and E!  News have both confirmed Kanye is at home with Kim Kardashian and their kids.

RHIHANNA WELCOMES PRINCE HARRY TO BARBADOS FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE DAY

Singer, Rihanna welcomed Prince Harry in Barbados for their Independence Day celebration. He visited a children's home in Barbados after the celebration.  More photos after the cut...

FLOYD MAY WEATHER ALLEGEDLY GIFTS HIS GIRLFRIEND A $1M DIAMOD RING

According to mediatakeout Floyd Mayweater gifted his new girl friend a $1M diamond ring, another photo after the cut......

CHECK OUT THIS DELICIOUS LOOK ALIKE CAKES TO TOKE MAKINWA'S ON BECOMING BOOK

Wow these cakes look amazing, the resemblance to Toke Makinwa's book is uncanny,truly a work of art. more photos after the cut........

CLERIC PROPHESIES THAT DANGOTE WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA

Amu, however, noted that he is not sure if the business mogul would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari or not.

A former Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop George Amu, has prophesised that billionaire, Alhaji Aliko Dangote will be Nigeria's President one day.

Amu said God showed him Dangote will surprisingly rise to that position, just like Donald Trump shockingly won the United States Presidential election.

The cleric was quoted to have disclosed this in Lagos over the weekend.

He said he had on August 21, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, told newsmen that Trump would win America’s election.

Amu said his prediction of Trump's victory was not published by any newspaper.

"I even told my children to circulate the information on their facebook but they declined. The same God, who revealed Donald Trump’s victory in the US, has also declared His intention to install Dangote as the future President of Nigeria," he said.

Amu, however, noted that he is not sure whether Dangote would succeed Buhari or not.

He said God wants to use Trump and Dangote, as successful businessmen, unlike politicians, to salvage their countries from problems.

OMOTOLA GIVES WORD OF ADVICE TO LADIES

At the recently held Africa International Film Festival in Lagos, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde shares the opinion that sharing faith with one's spouse and being disciplined are both key to a good marriage.

She says, "If you’re a Christian and you marry someone who is not born again then you are on your own. Your partner needs to be stronger than you. They are the ones getting the aftermath of your own action. 

"Pick someone who sees your heart, your soul, someone who sees the real you and not afraid to tell you about your flaws. 

"Discipline is key. Everyone wants freedom but too much freedom is bad. Be disciplined. It’s better to be an enemy to a work partner than to your family..."

NCC PUTS A HALT TO HIKE IN DATA TARIFF

Authorities of the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC has suspended its plan to increase data tariff on all telecommunication networks with effect from tomorrow December 1st. A statement by the commission says the suspension is to allow for further consultation by all stakeholders.

There has been a public outright since the commission announced plans to direct telecommunication networks to increase their data tariffs. Read the press statement by NCC, after the cut.

Following the concerns that visited the directive to introduce price floor for data segment of the telecommunications sector beginning from December 1, 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended any further action in that direction.
The decision to suspend this directive was taken after due consultation with industry stakeholders and the general complaints by Consumers across the country.

The Commission has weighed all of this and consequently asked all operators to maintain the status quo until the conclusion of study to determine retail prices for broadband and data services in Nigeria.
Recall that the Commission wrote to the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on November 1, 2016 on the determination of an interim price floor for data services after the stakeholder’s consultative meeting of October 19, 2016.
The decision to have a price floor was primarily to promote a level playing field for all operators in the industry, encourage small operators and new entrants.
The price floor in 2014 was N3.11k/MB but was removed in 2015. The price floor that was supposed to flag off on December 1, 2016 was N0.90k/MB.

In taking that decision, the smaller operators were exempted from the new price regime, by virtue of their small market share. The decision on the price floor was taken in order to protect the consumers who are at the receiving end and save the smaller operators from predatory services that are likely to suffocate them and push them into extinction.
The price floor is not an increase in price but a regulatory safeguard put in place by the telecommunications regulator to check anti-competitive practices by dominant operators.
This statement clarifies the insinuation in some quarters that the regulator has fixed prices for data services. This is not true because the NCC does not fix prices but provides regulatory guidelines to protect the consumers, deepen investments and safeguard the industry from imminent collapse.
Before the new suspended price floor of N0.90k/MB, the industry average for dominant operators including MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, EMTS Limited (Etisalat) and Airtel Nigeria Limited was N0.53k/MB.
Etisalat offered (N0.94k/MB), Airtel (N0.52k/MB), MTN (N0.45k/MB) and Globacom (N0.21k/MB).
The smaller operators/ new entrants charge the following: Smile Communications N0.84k/MB, Spectranet N0.58k/MB and NATCOMS (NTEL) N0.72k/MB.
The NCC as a responsive agency of government takes into consideration the feelings of the consumers and so decided to suspend the new price floor.

Signed
Tony Ojobo
Director, Public Affairs
​​​​​​NCC

WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON CELEBRATES HER 117TH BIRTHDAY

Ms Emma Morano of Vercelli, Italy was born 117 years year ago on November 29, 1899. Guinness World Records confirmed her as the world's oldest person on May 16 this year, when she was 116 years and 169 days old. Her life has spanned three centuries, two World Wars and more than 90 Italian governments.

On Tuesday, Ms Morano celebrated her birthday in her flat, a home she hasn’t left for years and receives 24-hour care. According to her, the peculiar diet she began after World War I helped her become one of the oldest people ever. When she was a teenager, a doctor suggested that she eat raw eggs to combat her anemia. Morano followed a diet of two raw eggs, one cooked egg, a little minced meat and pasta for the past 90 years, but now limits herself to two eggs a day and a few biscuits.

Her physician, Dr Carlo Bava, has however credited her long life to her genetic make-up, and nothing else. "She is in a great state of health and mind. The fact that she has never had much variety in her diet is proof that she is so well-preserved thanks to genetics." Ms Morano's mother reached the age of 91 and she had several sisters who reached their centenary

PRESIDENT BUHARI ALLEGEDLY POSTPONES THE WEDDING OF HIS DUAGHTER ZAHRA BUHARI

President Buhari is reportedly having a second thought about his 21-year-old daughter, Zahra's wedding to billionaire Indimi. 

The news of the wedding has been in the news recently following images of her expensive wedding gifts from her soon-to-be husband, and this didn't go down well with the president. Read according to Daily Correspondents below...

"The wedding ceremony of Zahra, daughter of Nigeria’s president Buhari to son of billionaire businessman, Mohammed Indimi, scheduled for December 4, 2016, has been put on hold indefinitely, Daily Correspondents can authoritatively reveal. 

The postponement, Daily Correspondents learned, was on the insistence of President Muhammadu Buhari, who, according to a source close to the two families, was uncomfortable with the attention his daughter’s wedding has received in the media, particularly with news of customised wedding boxes as gifts to Zahra costing a whopping N44m. 

An introduction ceremony between both families had earlier held at the Aso Villa, Abuja on Friday, November 18, but the wedding programme itself scheduled between Wednesday 30th November and Sunday 4th December, 2016, is supposed to be on a low-key celebration as the President desires it to be a simple and an intimate ceremony to be attended by only close family and friends. 

“But the whole media attention has changed everything now and the President is not happy,” our source said.  

Former President Ibrahim Babangida is believed to be a long time godfather of billionaire Mohammed Indimi, more so the former President was against the emergence of Buhari in 2015. . 

It is however “very unlikely that President Buhari may give his go ahead for the wedding in the near future,” our source concluded.

COLOMBIA FOOTBALL CLUN SAYS OPPONENTS IN THE PLANE CRASH SHOULD TAKE THE TITLE

The Colombian side made the request to regional football confederation CONMEBOL in a statement.

Colombian club Atletico Nacional called on football authorities Tuesday to hand the Copa Sudamericana title to their opponents, Brazilian side Chapecoense, as a tribute to the team's players killed in a plane crash.

The Colombian side made the request to regional football confederation CONMEBOL in a statement.

It asked of CONMEBOL "that the Copa Sudamericana title be handed to Chapecoense Football Association as an honorary trophy for its great loss, and as a posthumous homage to the victims of the fatal accident that has put our sport in mourning."

Chapecoense and Atletico Nacional were supposed to have faced off Wednesday in the first leg of the final of the Copa Sudamericana, the second most prestigious club football tournament in South America after the Copa Libertadores.

CONMEBOL said in a statement earlier that the match was suspended until further notice.

"We are in contact with the authorities and are waiting for official reports."

A source close to CONMEBOL told AFP it was "very unlikely" that the final would ever be played.

Nine members of the Brazilian team did not travel to Colombia.

Chapecoense Real had risen from obscurity to reach the Copa Sudamericana finals.

The LAMIA airlines charter declared an emergency at around 10:00 pm (0300 GMT Tuesday), reporting it had suffered "electrical failures," and crashed a short time later near the city of Medellin, officials said.

Authorities said just six of the 81 people on board were thought to have survived.

THE WORLD REACTS TO THE PLANE CRASH OF THE BRAZILIAN FOOTBALLERS

Reaction from around the world to the plane crash in Colombia carrying the Brazilian top-flight team Chapecoense among the 81 on board:

"Brazilian football is in mourning. It is such a tragic loss. My sincere condolences to the families of the deceased. Rest in peace."

- Brazilian football legend Pele

"Shocked by the tragedy that happened to Chapecoense Real. Solidarity with the families and friends of all the victims. A hug for the club and for all Brazilian football."

- Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo

"It is impossible to believe this tragedy, impossible to believe it happened, impossible to believe that the plane crashed, impossible to believe that athletes, humans were on that plane, impossible to believe that these people left their families."

- Barcelona and Brazil striker Neymar

"My deepest condolences to all the families, friends and fans of Chapecoense."

- Argentina and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi

"Sadly those lads, who were on the way to becoming a force in football, took the wrong plane."

- Argentine great Diego Maradona

"This is a very, very sad day for football. At this difficult time our thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends. FIFA would like to extend its most heartfelt condolences to the fans of Chapecoense, the football community and media organisations concerned in Brazil."

- FIFA President Gianni Infantino

"Pray for my teammates please."

- Chapecoense striker Alejandro Martinuccio, who missed the trip due to injury

"Our thoughts are with Chapecoense and everyone affected by this tragedy and their families. We are speechless."

- Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid captain

"Deeply affected by Medellin's plane crash. I shared a locker with Cleber Santana and it's difficult to reveal how I feel. A huge hug."

- Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, who played with Santana at Atletico Madrid

"My prayers and my solidarity for the survivors, families and friends of Chapecoense in this sad time."

- Colombian striker Radamel Falcao

"We are deeply shaken by the accident concerning the club of our old player Cleber Santana. Our condolences to the families. Rest in Peace."

- Atletico Madrid, whose former player Santana was club captain at Chapecoense

"The thoughts of everyone at Manchester United are with Chapecoense and all those affected by the tragedy in Colombia."

- Manchester United, who lost eight players in February 1958 as their plane crashed on take off from Munich airport

"Real Madrid expresses its sorrow at the tragic air crash involving the Brazilian club Chapecoense and extends its condolences to relatives and friends of the victims. At the same time, wishing an early recovery for the survivors."

- Real Madrid

"All our support and solidarity is with the victims and the families affected by the Chapecoense Real tragedy in Colombia."

- FC Barcelona

CHURCHES TAKE EL-RUFAI TO COURT OVER THE RESTRICTION ON PREACHING

The PFN has asked the High Court to declare as null and void a bill which seeks to regulate preaching in Kaduna state.The religious body suggests the bill is contrary to the fundamental rights  guaranteed under sections of the Nigerian constitution

Governor El-Rufai has forwarded a bill to the Kaduna state House of Assembly which seeks to regulate preaching.

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has dragged Governor Nasir El-Rufai and two others before the High Court in Kaduna state over a controversial executive bill before the Kaduna state House of Assembly.

Vanguard reports that the PFN which is made up of all Pentecostal churches in Nigeria has asked the court to declare as null and void the bill which seeks to strengthen a moribund 1984 Kaduna s tate law that regulates preaching in the state.

The case was filed by President of PFN, Professor (Rev) Femi Ehinmidu, through the counsel of PFN, Sunday Akani on August 12, 2016.

The case which came up for hearing on Tuesday, November 29, also joined Kaduna state House of Assembly and attorney general of the state in the suit.

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The PFN is seeking the enforcement of its fundamental rights: “As guaranteed under Sections 38(1), 39(1), 40(1), and 42(1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and under the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights.”

SUPER FALCONS MOVE ONTO AWCON FINALS, BEAT SOUTH AFRICA 1-0

Defending champions Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 to qualify for finals at the ongoing Women’s African Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon.


Nigeria defeated Bayana Bayana of South Africa with a lone goal scored by Desire Oparanozie in the 53rd minute.

Nigeria will play the Cameroonian team in the finals on Saturday.

OBANIKORO RETURNS OVER A N100 MILLION TO EFCC

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday returned N30m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This brings the total amount of money he has returned to the EFCC to N134m.

Obanikoro had in October returned N104m to the commission. The ex-minister, who returned to Nigeria last month after spending about 15 months in the United States, was accused of receiving N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the leadership of Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).

Obanikoro had said in his statement of oath at the EFCC that after receiving the money in 2014, he gave N1.219bn to the then governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, while N1.3bn was given to the PDP candidate in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

He also confessed to giving Fayose a separate $5.377m at Spotless Hotel in Ekiti State in the presence of party leaders including the then PDP Secretary, Mr. Tope Aluko.

Obanikoro was said to have kept about N785m for himself, which he allegedly spent while campaigning ahead of the PDP governorship primary in Lagos State. Mr. Jimi Agbaje won the primary.

However, the EFCC asked Obanikoro to return about N584m out of which he had already returned N134m.

At the EFCC office on Monday, Obanikoro promised the detectives that he would return the remaining N450m in 2017.

The source said, “About N450m is remaining and Obanikoro has promised to pay the rest in 2017. He will also be reporting at our office every two weeks.”

At the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba last week, Mr. Alade Sunday, a manager at Zenith Bank, narrated how Obanikoro delivered about N1.219bn to Fayose’s aide, Abiodun Agbele, for onward transmission to his boss.

He had also said it took the cashiers about 10 days to count the money.

Sunday had said Obanikoro flew with the cash to Akure Airport and the money was loaded into bullion vans.

SENATE COMMITTEE PROPOSES TO BAN NIGERIANS FROM IMPORTING USED CARS

The Senate Committee on Privatisation has said it will propose a complete ban on the importation of used cars.

It, therefore, charged local automakers to manufacture affordable and energy-efficient cars for Nigerians so that when the ban was in place, the impact would not be felt.

It added that the automakers and marketers should have a flexible payment plan that stretches for about five years to enable low-income earners to buy.


The Chairman of the committee, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, disclosed this while on an oversight visit to the assembly plant of Volkswagen of Nigeria Automobile Limited in Lagos on Monday.

Murray-Bruce, who was accompanied by the Clerk to the committee, Sadiya Abdullahi, and an official of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mrs. Rabbi Yahaya, maintained that there should be at least one million made-in-Nigeria cars available on demand annually.

He said, “We want one million cars a year. Everybody who has a job should have a brand-new car. I will propose a ban on the importation of Tokunbo cars; but first, every Nigerian should be able to buy a brand new car in 10 seconds after we put up the ban, not ban and wait for two years.

“The car manufacturers should make provision for down payment of N250,000 and N30,000 monthly instalments. The vehicle should be fully insured for seven years.

“Another important thing is that the cars being sold in Nigeria are not energy efficient. You (VON) are a distributor for Nissan and the firm has the number one electric car in the world. The electric car should be sold here.”

Responding, the Managing Director, Volkswagen of Nigeria, Mr. Tokunbo Aromolaran, recalled that automakers had pledged to supply Nigerians brand-new cars at the prices they currently bought used cars.

He, however, noted that the automakers needed to establish volume, adding, “We were going to do it at such a scale that we will be able to sell the cars, but the issue was that we needed volume; if we don’t have volume, we cannot do it.”

On the flexible payment plan proposed by Murray-Bruce, the VON MD, who is also the Chairman, Nigerian Automobile Manufacturers Association, said it was possible with the commitment and backing of banks and financial institutions.

FG PUTS THE GIRL CHILD MARRIAGE AGE AT 18

end the prevalence of child marriage especially in the North, the Federal Government has pegged marriage age for girls at 18.
Marrying off girls below the age will now be frowned at by the government, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday.
Osinbajo gave the directive yesterday at the launch of a strategy document and campaign by the government against child marriage in Abuja.
He blamed the increasing rate of child brides on poverty, saying there was an urgent need to tackle this issue.
He assured Nigerians that the government would take concrete steps to ensure the compulsory education of girls.
“There is a positive correlation between child marriage, poverty and Illiteracy. The states with the lowest level of illiteracy have the highest rate of child brides.
“Nigeria has made fairly poor progress in ending child marriage, 24 states out of the 36 states have passed the Child’s Right Act, but implementation is yet to be done fully,” he said.
The VP expressed regrets that there was no penalty for child marriage in the Constitution and urged the citizens to change their mindsets, especially as it concerns child marriage.
“We must persuade all Nigerians to stop this through advocacy and more campaign against it. States without provisions for girl-child education should consider this and also enroll girls who dropped out of school due to early marriage,” he said.
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan said six million girls were married by the age of 15 in 2015, adding that child marriage is extremely prevalent in the northwest and northeast geo-political zones.
According to her, northern girls account for the highest rates of early marriage in the world with an estimated 65 per cent of children married off below the age of 18years.
“The detrimental consequences of child marriage on children, women, families, communities and nations at large are evident. There are always high maternal mortality and morbidity, illiteracy, lack of skills, unemployment, low income and wide spread misery among the victims of child marriage especially female victims,” she lamented.
United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, who was represented at the launch in Abuja by Muhammed Malik, said 23 million Nigerian girls were married off before 18 years.
The UN, Canadian government and other leading health organisations, he assured, were supporting the policy.
“As United Nations (UN), we are proud to support Nigeria as the 16th country to move to end child marriage, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals that we have pledged to achieve by the year 2030,” he said.

Speaker of the Children’s Parliament Oralgrandour Nweke, who represented the Nigerians children, called for the prosecution of parents who give out their children in marriage before 18 and appealed to parents and the society to encourage children achieve great heights to enable them add value to the society.

TAYLOR SWIFT IS ALLEGEDLY GETTING HER OWN CHANNEL THAT'S TAYLOR SWIFT 24/7

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On Monday, AT&T announced the launch of a new channel, called Taylor Swift Now, that will broadcast nothing but ― you guessed it ― Taylor Swift–related content all day, every day. 

SARAH JESSICA PARKER IS OPENING HER FIRST BOUTIQUE IN WASHINGTON D.C

Fans of Sarah Jessica Parker's shoe line, rejoice: On Tuesday, the actress-cum-designer announced via Instagram that SJP is getting its very first standalone store. Surprisingly, the debut SJP boutique won't open in New York City, but in Washington, D.C.'s new casino and luxury retail. More photos after the cut......